Two 欧美口爆视频 Engineering Students Named IBM Doctoral Fellows

June 10, 1998

Two University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder doctoral students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been awarded 1998-99 IBM Cooperative Fellowships. The fellowships provide the students with a tuition reimbursement, a stipend and the opportunity to gain research and development experience working with industrial scientists at IBM.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder Natural Hazards Researcher Helped Create National Geographic Map

June 4, 1998

A University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder researcher helped National Geographic magazine create a map of natural hazards in North America scheduled to appear in the July issue. Mary Fran Myers, co-director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, coordinated the data on 欧美口爆视频 from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder To Offer New Degree In Environmental Engineering

June 4, 1998

The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science will begin offering a bachelor聮s degree in environmental engineering this fall in response to the high interest expressed by current and prospective students.

Applicants Sought For 欧美口爆视频-Boulder High School Honors Institute

June 4, 1998

The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science is accepting applications for its annual High School Honors Institute to be held on campus Aug. 2 to Aug. 5. The college will accept applications through June 19 from high school juniors with an interest in math, science and engineering. Hands-on sessions for participants will include bridge construction, solar energy projects, aerodynamics experiments and activities covering the principles of space flight, biotechnology, robotics, supercomputers, artificial intelligence and electronic circuitry.

June 13 欧美口爆视频 Wizards Show To Explore The Sky And All Of Its Changes

June 4, 1998

Children will no longer be lost in space after the June 13 欧美口爆视频 Wizards science show at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder. Professor Katy Garmany of astrophysical and planetary sciences will use special effects at Fiske Planetarium for the 10 a.m. Saturday presentation on "Finding Your Way Around the Sky." The one-hour show is intended for children in grades five through nine and is free and open to the public.

Fiske Planetarium Summer Programs To Run Through Aug. 14 At 欧美口爆视频-Boulder

June 4, 1998

欧美口爆视频-Boulder聮s Fiske Planetarium will present a series of Friday evening programs beginning June 12 through Aug. 14 on space phenomena ranging from cosmic collisions -- a summer movie theme -- to a comparison of Mars and the solar system聮s other planets. Special features of the summer program will include two live presentations, in June and July, by two 欧美口爆视频-Boulder astronomers, and two daytime matinees for children every week between June 9 and Aug. 14 on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. The special presentations by 欧美口爆视频 astronomers will feature:

Local 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Students Receive Van Ek Award

May 28, 1998

Twenty undergraduate arts and sciences students at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder will receive the prestigious Jacob Van Ek Award for outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the university. The award includes a gift certificate from the University Book Store. The recipients were honored May 14 along with the faculty members they named as the persons who most inspired and encouraged their work. The award was established in 1973 to honor Jacob Van Ek, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1929 to 1959. Van Ek died in 1994 at the age of 97.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder Honors Seven Individuals With Equity, Excellence Awards

May 25, 1998

Seven outstanding faculty, staff and students have received the 1998 Equity and Excellence Awards at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder. The awards are given annually to those faculty, staff and students who exemplify excellence in their professions and in education, and who have demonstrated a strong commitment to equity and diversity issues on campus and in the broader community.

Five 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Professors Named Among The Nation's Best 200 Speakers On Physics

May 25, 1998

Five University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder physics professors have been selected among the nation's 200 most outstanding speakers on physics by the American Physical Society. They were the only physics professors to be cited in 欧美口爆视频, and among only seven physicists to be cited in the state.

World's Glaciers Continue To Shrink, According To New 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Study

May 25, 1998

The volume of the world's glaciers outside of Antarctica and the Greenland Ice Sheet continues to decline and the rate of ice loss continues to accelerate, according to a new University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder study. "In the last century, there has been a significant decrease in the area and volume of glaciers, especially at mid- and low-latitudes," said Professor Emeritus Mark Meier of the geological sciences department. "The disappearance of glacier ice is more pronounced than we previously had thought."

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